Definition of Teetir
Tee"ter (?), v. i. & t. [imp. & p.
p. Teetered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Teetering.] [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel.
titra to tremble, OHG. zittarōn, G. zittern.]
To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as
children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter. [U.
S.]
[The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up
and down. H. W. Beecher.
Tee"ter (?), v. i. & t. [imp. & p.
p. Teetered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Teetering.] [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel.
titra to tremble, OHG. zittarōn, G. zittern.]
To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as
children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter. [U.
S.]
[The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up
and down. H. W. Beecher.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to tilt back-and-forth on an edge
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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